“Weekend Warriors” comes home to Asheville…
On February 22, 2008, Victory Records band Secret Lives! Of The Freemasons headlined another record release show for their new album “Weekend Warriors” that was released on February 19th. Honestly, I had a good time at this show, but it wasn’t quite as good as Feb. 19th’s record release show.
The first band to start the night was Fairground Avenue from Hendersonville, NC. As they started their set, I wasn’t too impressed, but as they continued to play, they started sounding a bit better to me. With them being heavily influenced by Alternative/Emo music, they already started off lower on my interested scale, but overall they weren’t too bad.
Secret Lives! Of The Freemasons – Weekend Warriors
Secret Lives! Of The Freemasons – Weekend Warriors
Victory Records
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(3.5/5)
After listening to Weekend Warriors, I knew I had listened to a potentially great album, but I was left with a feeling that there was something missing. After consulting old Secret Lives!… material, I figured out what’s missing. Screaming! I know that there is a little bit in a couple of the songs on the new album and that not EVERY band should have screaming, but I believe that screaming is what helped bring this band’s vocal sound together in old material. I’m definitely not knocking the vocal talent the guys from this band posses and I also realize that, perhaps, the band wanted to change for this album. I give them credit for creating a good album, it’s just not really the style I generally prefer. Overall, the music written for this album is great and the vocals are expertly applied, but at this point, they are not exactly my favorite of all the Secret Lives!… material available. Although, the more I listen to it, the more I like it. All in all, this is a great album, and I recommend it to anyone who enjoys listening to the Alternative/Emo style of music!
